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Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent and Transfers to and from Noncontrolling Interest | Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in our less than 100% owned subsidiaries during the six months ended June 30, were as follows: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and Transfers (to) from the Noncontrolling Interest
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net income (loss) attributable to MDC Partners Inc. | $ | 16,470 |  |  | $ | 9,816 |  |  | $ | 7,624 |  |  | $ | (33,342 | )
Transfers to (from) the noncontrolling Interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in MDC Partners Inc. paid in capital for purchase of equity interests in excess of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Noncontrolling Interests | (1,440 | ) |  | 10,875 |  |  | (6,238 | ) |  | 9,816 |
Net transfers to (from) noncontrolling interest | $ | (1,440 | ) |  | $ | 10,875 |  |  | $ | (6,238 | ) |  | $ | 9,816 |
Change from Net income (loss) attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and transfers to non controlling interest | $ | 15,030 |  |  | $ | 20,691 |  |  | $ | 1,386 |  |  | $ | (23,526 | )

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